So, from the fine print on the page in the link, there was this little gem:MyDISH
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Dish is also adding a Regional Sports Surcharge...
Let's see, the price went up $5 a month, so $60 a year. 2020 is a leap year, there is your extra day. Now to figure out how much that extra day costs, There are 366 days in leap year so $5 divided by 366 is 1.37 cents. Can we actually afford that?
That $1 could be for Big Ten Network. Remember they just had a high-profile dispute and contract renewal recently. If this surcharge works the way it does on Directv, it varies by zip code, with zip codes closer to the big city (in the "core" of the market) paying more than other zip codes that receive the same channels. With my zip code 44906, there is no surcharge. Entering a zip code closer to Columbus, I see the $1 surcharge listed.
According to the fine print, the Flex Pack is not subject to the RSN surcharge. It's AT120+ and above. So you should be good.
For someone with a billing cycle that starts on the 14th, the cost would be an extra $5 this year, compared to last year's schedule when they would not have seen the increase until February 14. Now multiply that $5 by 1/30th ofLet's see, the price went up $5 a month, so $60 a year. 2020 is a leap year, there is your extra day. Now to figure out how much that extra day costs, There are 366 days in leap year so $5 divided by 366 is 1.37 cents. Can we actually afford that?
I found a solution for that, though. I have my account set up as a Dish Outdoor account. That means that I can easily add and remove my purchased receivers from my service through the mydish site. So, for my lesser-used Wally, I activate it in the morning before I plan to watch anything on it, and then deactivate it before midnight, after I am done using it that day. This way, I still get the use of this receiver with no receiver fee, since the partial charge for adding it and the partial credit for removing it offset each other.
Pfft! My SS COLA already almost disappeared when Medicare announced their price increase. My SS COLA increase = $12/month, My Medicare premium increase = $9/month, Dish increase = $5. The new year hasn't even started yet and I'm already $2/month in the hole
Because the ones that are still being carried are still really expensive, and Dish is still locked into a long-term contract to carry them. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to only charge people who can actually receive those channels for them, and leave the rest of the country out of paying for them. If those carriage contracts were also about to expire, then I would agree "why the need now for a surcharge" since it would seem to be easier for Dish to simply ride out those contracts as-is, rather than add a new surcharge only to turn around and remove it again when those channels get removed.
I wish people wouldn't answer put up an antenna for locals because there's circumstances that people can't put up an antenna because of distance from stations or they live in apartments etc.
That is fine for some. I have a good OTA antenna, but all of our locals are not available OTA here.
I wish people wouldn't answer put up an antenna for locals because there's circumstances that people can't put up an antenna because of distance from stations or they live in apartments etc.
So, from the fine print on the page in the link, there was this little gem:
"Effective 1/14/20, the price of Welcome Pack for customers who subscribed to it prior to 1/15/19 will be $30.99/month. Package prices do not include $12/month Local Channels price. "
So, does this mean that those of us with Welcome Pack who want to keep our local channels will now be charged $42.99 per month?
Also, at the bottom of the fine print:
* Regional Sports Surcharge is only applicable in certain markets for America's Top 120+, America's Top 200, America's Everything Pack, Regional Action Pack, DishLATINO Dos, and DishLATINO Max.
They forgot to list America's Top 250. AT250 is listed in the separate box about the surcharge where you can enter your zip code, though.
